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Outsiderball

ByMichael Metzger October 7, 2019July 20, 2020

The Oakland Athletics invented Moneyball. The Tampa Bay Rays invented what I call Outsiderball. It’s why, as the A’s, a team with limited financial resources, the Rays are consistent winners.

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An Undoing Project

ByMichael Metzger September 30, 2019July 20, 2020

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says if he could go back in time, he’d do some things differently. What does he have in mind?

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Dirt Under Her Fingernails

ByMichael Metzger September 23, 2019July 20, 2020

Why do we work? Over the last 20 years, there have a lot of good books on how faith and work connect. But do they get to the root of why we work?

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New Town Road

ByMichael Metzger September 16, 2019July 20, 2020

The former editorial director of Billboard says “Old Town Road” represents “the democratization of the music industry.” Yes, but which type of democracy?

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Tidying Up the Kitchen While the House Burns Down

ByMichael Metzger September 9, 2019July 20, 2020

Former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson says white evangelicals are tidying up the kitchen while the house burns down. Why would he say that?

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Widen The Lens

ByMichael Metzger September 2, 2019July 20, 2020

The Business Roundtable recently decided to widen its lens. That’s good news. But does it have the infrastructure, or mechanism, to pull it off?

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Ceremonies and Sundays

ByMichael Metzger August 26, 2019July 20, 2020

To imagine what the church in exile looks like, consider a trend in wedding ceremonies. Or read what most Americans do on Sunday.

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Street Where We Live

ByMichael Metzger August 19, 2019July 20, 2020

In 1943, five Christians asked how an increasingly secularized and religiously indifferent populace might best be educated? Their impact—or lack thereof—is evident if you visit the street where we live.

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Yet Another Casualty

ByMichael Metzger August 12, 2019July 20, 2020

Oh no. Another casualty. This time, it’s Joshua Harris’ marriage. And his faith. The culprit? Embracing what Dallas Willard called “gospels of sin management.”

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Stealing a Page

ByMichael Metzger August 5, 2019July 20, 2020

Popular media depictions of abortion have markedly increased in 2019. Abortion proponents are shrewd. They’re stealing a page from impactful movements.

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